Offered is 1 of 15 pages from a wartime period daybook containing a signature collection. Each page contains a newspaper clipping image as well as a period signature. This particular pages contains the picture and signature of Colonel General of the Waffen-SS Sepp Dietrich. The page itself measures 14.8x19.9 cm newspaper clipping measuring 11.1x15cm; The picture is a newspaper cut-out. The page carries Dietrich's signature in blue ink.

Footnote: Josef “Sepp” Dietrich (1892–1966) was an Oberst-Gruppenführer and Colonel General of the Waffen-SS. He was one of only 27 recipients of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords, and Diamonds. In the 1920s, he worked as Hitler’s chauffeur and bodyguard. In the early 1930s, he became the commander of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH). Later he led the 1st SS Panzer Corps, then the 5th Panzer Army, and eventually the 6th Panzer Army.

This is a period photograph of Kriegsmarine Minesweeper 26 (Minenräumschiff 26). It is currently mounted on a piece of cardboard labelled “MRS 26 - Kommandant Kapitän Georg Meißner” on the reverse. The photograph measures 170 mm x 108 mm on its own, and 246 mm x 193 mm with the cardboard mounting. Overall the photograph is extremely well preserved, being only slightly warped, and with a small blue splotch on the photograph.

Footnote: The German Kriegsmarine Minenraumschiff 26, and her sister ship Minenraumschiff 25 were completed and put into service during the first year of the Second War. Both ships served around the coast of Norway to clear water mines. Although MRS 26 survived the war, MRS 25 unexpectedly sailed directly into a magnetic mine, causing her to sink.

Photo of the SS award ceremony, 11cm x 8cm, signed on front by Josef "Sepp" Dietrich; in very fine condition. Footnote: Josef "Sepp" Dietrich (28 May 1892 – 21 April 1966) was an Oberst-Gruppenführer in the Waffen-SS.